Monday, March 21, 2011

DIY: HOW TO Make Your Own Natural Eye Make-Up Remover

Totally natural...super cheap...and so good for your skin!
Not only will you be able to get rid of every bit of "smoky eye" evidence or black liquid liner...

but your skin is going to look better and younger!

Here's the ingredients:
*Witch Hazel (I wish it had a nicer sounding name!)

WHAT IS WITCH HAZEL?

Witch hazel is an astringent produced from the leaves and bark of the North American Witch Hazel shrub. It was used for many medicinal purposes by the Native American Indians.

It's used as a natural remedy for everything from psoriasis, eczema, aftershave applications, ingrown nails, to prevent sweating of the face, cracked or blistered skin, insect bites, poison ivy, and as a treatment for varicose veins and even hemorrhoids! ha ha

how did it get it's spooky name?

I always thought it sounded like it should be in a funny tall, mysterious botle...maybe in the wagon of an old Charlatan selling potions and brews! ha ha ha

It comes from the Middle English word wiche, from the Old English wice, which means"bendable".When British settlers arrived in the Americas, they fancied witch hazel as great replacement for chores because of it's pliable, crooked branches.

click here to see where to get witch hazel (especially if you don't live in the North America)...I got mine at Whole Foods...or you can get it at any drugstore, in the department where they sell Rubbing Alcohol, or as I learned they call it in the UK, Surgical Spirits (i personally like it being called Surgical Spirits! ha ha)
*olive oil ( I use organic olive oil, but you can use conventional "regular" olive oil too)